Seward, Alaska
Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon.
Population: 2,625 (2021)
Attractions
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We visited Seward during May 29-30, 2022 on our RV trip. During the morning of May 29th, we visited Exit Glacier, and hiked Harding Icefield Trail halfway.
Tonsina Creek Trail, Seward
In early afternoon, we arrived Seward and hiked Tonsina Creek Trail (3.4 miles out & ba) before it got really dark. The trail head was a short drive south from town, and trail ends on a beach with nice views of creek, waterfall, mountains, etc. Most part of the trail was not very exciting through as the hike was through the woods without view of the ocean on the side. If we can choose again, I may go with a trail that climbs up the mountain a bit with a view of the city and harbor.
Seward
We camped at Seward Marathon waterfront RV park at the night of May 29th, 2022. It is on the beach and offers a dazzling views of Resurrection Bay and Mt. Alice. We saw otters from RV window numerous times. We took advantage of still having daylight even in late hours to prepare dinner and rest. We spotted sea otters swimming alone the shore a few times from our RV window. I took some photos of the harbor at midnight and it looked like a golden sunset/blue hour.
The second morning, we took Northwestern Kenai Fjords 7-hour Tour at 9:00 am to tour the Kenai Fjords National Park.
